Moonlight Oscar-winner Barry Jenkins is set to direct a sequel to 2019’s hit remake The Lion King.
The film received its own straight-to-video sequel The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride in 1998. Last year’s CG remake became a worldwide smash making over $1.6bn at the box office.
The Lion King 2 will join a list of forthcoming Disney reinventions including The Little Mermaid with Halle Bailey, Cruella with Emma Stone and Peter Pan with Yara Shahidi.
“Helping my sister raise two young boys during the 90s, I grew up with these characters,” Jenkins said in a later statement.